Still would be nice if there was a simple box in the settings of desktop where someone could change the default location in (for example) \\<server>\appldata\handbase or d:\handbase, you get the drift

edit:mklink does not work on network drives (logical) so the registry has to be edited. Am i correct that these are the path's that need's to be changed?HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DDH Software\HanDBase4 DesktopDatabaseDirHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DDH Software\HanDBase4\Android\Users\24260026cb8de67f UserPathHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DDH Software\HanDBase4\Desktop DefaultImageFolder ReportsPath

I have the impression that i'm missing something because somehow the \\<server>\edwin\Documents\HanDBase has been recreated

I know it is possible to do, since I have my HanDBase directory at the root level of my D drive. Unfortunately, I do not remember how I did it. I know I did not do anything special, such as modifying the registry.

I am not on my home computer right now, so cannot look it up at the moment. Have you tried searching this web site for the instructions on how to do it?

Its probable that there is a settings within the program to change the program's home directory.

Same with me, I changed the base folder long ago and cannot remember how. But on my system, the base folder off the C:\users\... folder only contains the file HanDBase.ini. This file defines the configuration and has entries that define the location of the databases which is D:\HanDBase in my case.

hi Brian,I'm not sure about your solution (no android user type to select) so i did some testing. I managed to move the database to different location, this is how i did it (not easys);

Make sure that there is nothing from handbase on the android or the computer.Install handbase desktop but do not start.Open regedit and do a search for Documents\HanDBase and change the path to your wishes (i changed from %USERPROFILE%\documents\handbase into \\10.0.0.10\appdata\handbase) 3xCopy contents of %USERPROFILE%\documents\handbase into new location.create folder Images and Reports in new loactionrename handbase folder in %USERPROFILE%\documents\ into for example --handbaseInstall handbase on android, make sure it is empty !!! Do a search with ES ExplorerStart handbase desktop and androidCreate new handbase sync relation!! ==>> Close desktop, make sure it is closed including sync window <== !!open regedit again and do again a search for Documents\HanDBase and change into your wishes. 1xrename handbase folder in %USERPROFILE%\documents\ into for example ===handbaseCopy pdb and _HDF.pdb to androidOpen desktop program and open a database you want to sync to android. Close database and install into android (which has a sync relation)Double check if sync is working and if database is in new location.

So far everything seems to work except for two things1. Something in the desktop program does not follow the image path as configured in the registry key. Instead the image folder is recreated in the old %USERPROFILE%\documents\handbase location2. Also the Androidsync.log file is still created in the %USERPROFILE%\documents\handbase location. (second attempt not shure about log file. Seems that it is now also working on new location)